The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reworked this part Highway 51 in 2010, but ODOT said this specific area has caused problems in the past. It said soil and underlying layers couldn't handle all of last year's record rainfall, causing day-by-day deterioration.

ODOT said it did geotechnical soil testing and found all the soil under the highway will have to be removed and replaced. The project will cost $1.6 million and goes up for bid in August.

While there's no start date set for construction, it likely won't begin until next year.

“It’s just very dangerous,” Miller said. “It's a road that needs to be repaired before somebody gets hurt.”